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LNG carriers were delayed in unloading in EU ports because there weren’t enough terminals to process the fuel.
Shipping companies are turning the tanker too slowly to decarbonise on time.
The success of the Somali case illustrates what a high degree of shared interests among international actors can achieve.
We need a new agreement between employers and employees in the B.C. ports that will allow both sides to enjoy the benefits of new workplace technologies.
International shipping is a big contributor to climate change, and it doesn’t change quickly, but its companies are starting to invest in cleaner fuels.
Talks between the the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and company bosses have broken down. A supply chain expert explores what could happen next.
Growing ship numbers and reductions in the industry’s total emissions add up to big emission cuts per ship – as much as 60% by 2030 and 91% by 2040. The days of fossil-fuelled ships are now numbered.
Currently, most hydrogen is produced using fossil fuels but the falling cost of renewables and growing demand for energy have added momentum for clean hydrogen.
Returns are becoming a costly sustainability problem for retailers and the planet. A supply chain expert explains.
Four graphs that show us how humanity’s impact on the planet is growing.
Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now, the US is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use.
A growing source of global emissions is the ships that carry most of the goods we consume. A 21st-century generation of cargo ships propelled by the wind can reverse this unsustainable trend.
Remote islands in the Indian Ocean are now strewn with plastic waste – the origin of this waste has until now not been established.
Companies around the world are rapidly reshoring factories, investing in new technologies and building their inventories – shifts that all mean higher costs for consumers.
Record low water levels on the Mississippi and other major rivers, as seen in 2022, could become more common, threatening transportation of many key goods and raising prices.
Just like how tax evasion brought down Al Capone, denying Russian ships protection and indemnity insurance could deliver a crushing economic blow to Vladimir Putin.
A lack of clarity over certain issues risks preventing the shipping industry’s energy transition from taking off.
Standard marine protected areas with fixed boundaries can’t effectively shelter these ocean nomads.
As California goes on regulating air pollution, other states often follow – including the Golden State’s ambitious goals for cleaning up emissions from trucking.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Culture & Climate, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in Energy and Transport, UCL
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Research Associate, Shipping and Climate Change, University of Manchester
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Professor and Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain, University of Bradford
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PhD (Maritime Security), University of Greenwich
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Associate Professor of Business, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Practice & Director, Fletcher Maritime Studies Program, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor of Climate Science and Energy Policy, University of Manchester
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center, University of Washington
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Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University
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Professeur émérite de géographie, Université de Montréal
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Maritime Logistics Expert, Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics (CSCL), Deakin University
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Professor of International Relations, University of Copenhagen
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Industrial Researcher, University of Plymouth
